Born in 1771, Storr was the son of a silver chaser who became an innkeeper in Westminster in 1788. At 14 years old Storr was apprenticed to Andrew Fogelberg, obtaining his freedom in 1792 and registering his first mark at the Church Street address he had completed his apprenticeship in. The same year he went into partnership with William Frisbee, with whom he stayed working with for only four years, dissolving the partnership in 1796. At this time Storr entered his second mark alone, and was recorded at working from 20 Air Street in Soho.From the Air Street studio, in 1797, Storr produced his first important piece. An impressive, 245 troy ounce, solid gold Christening font, commissioned by the Duke of Portland for his son, and adorned with figures of Faith, Hope and Charity. Two years later he was commissioned by the Governors and Company of the Merchants of England Trading into the Levant Seas, to manufacture a presentation piece, named the ‘Battle of the Nile Cup’ for Lord Nelson. This began a great age, and desire, for monumental presentation pieces of silverware, and Storr was considered the best in England at manufacturing these.In 1801 he married Elizabeth Beyer, a childhood friend and sweetheart of German descent, with whom he fathered 10 children, who in turn produced a staggering 54 grandchildren. It was at this time that Storr appears to have begun working almost exclusively for Rundell Bridge and Rundell, jewellers and goldsmiths to the Crown.In 1808 Storr moved his workshop from Air Street to 53 Dean Street in Soho, and 3 years later the partnership between Storr and Rundell was made formal. Storr was to be the workshop manager at this impressive firm until 1819, producing during this period some of the most wonderful pieces of silverware manufactured in England. Commissions for presentation and ceremonial pieces were given by the highest members of society, warrants were given by the Prince of Wales, the Duke of York and other members of the Royal family, and Storr’s fame and reputation helped Rundell Bridge and Rundell become one of the most important businesses in Victorian England.Having left Rundell’s in 1819, Storr set up his own premises in Harrison Street near Kings Cross. In 1822 he went into partnership with John Mortimer, a salesman who had previously worked at a goldsmiths shop in New Bond Street, which they soon acquired. The partnership appears to have been at times tumultuous, the company almost bankrupting itself, and it would have failed had a nephew of Elizabeth’s, John Hunt, not stepped in with financial backing. Hunt became a partner in the firm, which lasted until 1838, when a quarrel regarding the terms of the partnership seems to have been too much for Storr. The following year he retired and moved to Tooting, where he stayed until his death on 4th March 1844.